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UF Gulf Scholars Oral History Field Excursion Application Deadline
May 19, 2024
Apply to take part in an exciting oral history field excursion from June 11-14, 2024. Selected students will interview residents of Pensacola, Florida who were impacted by several toxic waste sites and were part of the third-largest environmental relocation in U.S. history.
Are you a UF undergraduate student interested in learning more about how environmental issues have long shaped and continue to shape communities along the Gulf of Mexico? UF Gulf Scholars, housed at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program invite you to apply to take part in an exciting field excursion to the Florida panhandle.
Selected students must attend an introduction to oral history workshop the week of June 3-7, 2024, where they will learn about the importance of spoken archives and how to work collaboratively with communities during the interview process. During the field excursion, which takes place Tuesday, June 11 to Friday, June 15, 2024, students will interview residents of Pensacola, Florida who were impacted by several toxic waste sites and were part of the third largest environmental relocation in U.S. history. Following the field excursion, students will process and finalize the collected material for inclusion in the UF Digital Collections.
UF Gulf Scholars will provide transportation, lodging, and food for each of the travel days to Pensacola, Florida.
Learn more at the UF Gulf Scholars Oral History Excursion (opens in new tab) website.